Patents by Inventor Tzeng-Ke Shiau

Tzeng-Ke Shiau has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9052424
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes at least one light incident surface, a light-emitting surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of lenticular lenses and a plurality of micro dots. The light incident surface is disposed adjacent to the light source, and the light-emitting surface is connected with the light incident surface and forms an angle with the light incident surface. The bottom surface is connected with the light incident surface and disposed opposite the light-emitting surface. The lenticular lenses are arranged on the light-emitting surface in a direction substantially parallel to the light incident surface, and the micro dots are formed on at least the bottom surface. The invention provides a backlight module having high directionality of light propagation and high light-utilization efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yang-Ching Lin, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
  • Publication number: 20140029295
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing, a frame bonded to the housing, and a display module. The display module includes a back cover bonded to the frame, a light guide plate (LGP), a support element, a display panel, and an optical film set. The LGP is supported on the back cover and has a light exiting surface and an opposite back surface. At least two sides of the LGP's back surface are adhered on the back cover, and the LGP is made of glass. The support element and display panel are supported respectively on the LGP and support element. The optical film set is between the display panel and LGP. A hybrid LGP includes a first light guide sub-plates and a second light guide sub-plate. The second light guide sub-plate is stacked on and bonded to the first light guide sub-plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Chung Hsiao, Shih-Chang Chen, Cheng-Tsung Li, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
  • Patent number: 8514343
    Abstract: A beam splitting film includes a light transmissive plate, a plurality of cylindrical lenticular lenses, and a plurality of strip-shaped protrusion groups. The light transmissive plate has a first surface and a second surface. The cylindrical lenticular lenses are disposed on the first surface. The strip-shaped protrusion groups are disposed on the second surface. Each of the strip-shaped protrusion groups includes at least two strip-shaped protrusions. Each of the strip-shaped protrusion groups corresponds to one of the cylindrical lenticular lenses. A distance between an orthographic projection of a geometric center of each of the strip-shaped protrusion groups on the first surface and an orthographic projection of a geometric center of the corresponding cylindrical lenticular lens on the first surface is less than ten times of a distance between the geometric centers of two adjacent cylindrical lenticular lenses. A backlight module and a stereo display apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao, Chao-Hung Weng
  • Publication number: 20130170247
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes at least one light incident surface, a light-emitting surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of lenticular lenses and a plurality of micro dots. The light incident surface is disposed adjacent to the light source, and the light-emitting surface is connected with the light incident surface and forms an angle with the light incident surface. The bottom surface is connected with the light incident surface and disposed opposite the light-emitting surface. The lenticular lenses are arranged on the light-emitting surface in a direction substantially parallel to the light incident surface, and the micro dots are formed on at least the bottom surface. The invention provides a backlight module having high directionality of light propagation and high light-utilization efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Yang-Ching LIN, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
  • Patent number: 8432628
    Abstract: An optical film includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, strip protrusions on the first surface, and protruding structures on crest lines of the strip protrusions. Each strip protrusion has two strip surfaces. Each protruding structure has a protruding end protruding from the crest line of the corresponding strip protrusion and two wing portions on the strip surfaces of the corresponding strip protrusion. Each wing portion extends from the protruding end to a place between the crest line and a valley line. A length of the protruding structure parallel to an extension direction of the crest line is L, a width of the protruding structure perpendicular to the crest line is W, and L/W?1.2. At least one of a moiré phenomenon, a local adherence phenomenon, a scratching phenomenon, and a wearing phenomenon with other optical devices is effectively mitigated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Chao-Hung Weng, Wei-Chung Chao, Chang-Cheng Liu, Bih-Chang Wang
  • Patent number: 8360619
    Abstract: A brightness enhancement film including a light transmissive substrate, convex lens portions, concave lens portions, and a reflective layer is provided. The light transmissive substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The convex lens portions are disposed on the first surface. Each of the convex lens portions has a curved convex surface facing away from the light transmissive substrate. The concave lens portions are disposed on the first surface. The convex lens portions and the concave lens portions are alternately arranged. Each of the concave lens portions has a curved concave surface facing away from the light transmissive substrate. A wavy continuous curve surface is formed by the curved convex surfaces and the curved concave surfaces. The reflective layer is disposed on the second surface and has light passing openings respectively on the optical axes of the convex lens portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Weng, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
  • Patent number: 8333497
    Abstract: A light guide plate has a light emitting surface, a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface, a light incident surface, and a side surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light incident and side surfaces are connected between the light emitting and bottom surfaces. Light guide units are disposed on the bottom surface. Each light guide unit extends along a first direction. The first direction is towards the side surface from the light incident surface. Each light guide unit includes geometric patterns and stripe patterns for cascading the geometric patterns. Micro structures are disposed in the geometric patterns and the stripe patterns. Width of the geometric pattern along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than that of the stripe pattern. The light guide plate improves uniformity of a plane light source emitting from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Weng, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
  • Patent number: 8310624
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a lighting unit and a brightness enhancement sheet. The brightness enhancement sheet is disposed beside the lighting unit. The brightness enhancement sheet includes a light-transmissive substrate, a plurality of lenses, a reflective layer, and a diffusion layer. The light-transmissive substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is located between the second surface and the lighting unit. The lenses are disposed on the first surface. The reflective layer is disposed on the second surface. The reflective layer has a plurality of light-transmissive openings respectively located on the optical axes of the lenses. The diffusion layer is disposed on the reflective layer and covers the light-transmissive openings. The reflective layer is disposed between the diffusion layer and the second surface. A liquid crystal display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Chao-Hung Weng, Ching-Shiang Li
  • Patent number: 8305511
    Abstract: A beam splitting film including a light transmissive plate and a plurality of strip protrusion groups is provided. The light transmissive plate has a first surface and a second surface. The strip protrusion groups are disposed on the second surface. Each of the strip protrusion groups includes a first strip protrusion and a second strip protrusion. The first strip protrusion has a first strip surface and a second strip surface inclined relative to the second surface. The second strip protrusion has a third strip surface and a fourth strip surface inclined relative to the second surface. An average slope of the first strip surface is not equal to an average slope of the third strip surface. An average slope of the second strip surface is not equal to an average slope of the fourth strip surface. A backlight module and a stereo display apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao, Chao-Hung Weng
  • Patent number: 8228448
    Abstract: A backlight module including a beam splitting film, a light guide plate, and two light emitting elements is provided. The beam splitting film includes a light transmissive plate and multiple strip-shaped protrusion structures. Each of the strip-shaped protrusion structures has a first inclined surface group and a second inclined surface group. The first inclined surface group includes a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface with different slopes. The second inclined surface group includes a third inclined surface and a fourth inclined surface with different slopes. The light guide plate is disposed beside the beam splitting film. The two light emitting elements are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the light guide plate and capable of flickering alternately. A stereo display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao, Chao-Hung Weng
  • Patent number: 8220978
    Abstract: A brightness enhancement film (BEF) includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a plurality of lenses disposed on the first surface, and a reflective layer. Each of the lenses has a curved protruding surface facing away from the light transmissive substrate. The radius of curvature of the curved protruding surface in a first direction parallel to the first surface is R1, the radius in a second direction is R2, and R1?R2. The reflective layer is disposed on the second surface and has a plurality of light pass openings respectively located on the optical axes of the lenses. The distance between the apex of the curved protruding surface and the corresponding light pass opening is L, the refractive index of the lenses is n, and the BEF satisfies L<nR1/(n?1) and L<nR2/(n?1). A backing light module using the BEF is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wen-Chih Huang, Fu-Ming Chuang, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Patent number: 8218236
    Abstract: A projection screen includes a base sheet, a surface roughness structure, a reflective layer, and a light absorption layer. The base sheet has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. A plurality of first surfaces and second surfaces are formed on the first side, each first surface faces an optical projection system, and each second surface is disposed between two adjacent first surfaces and forms an angle with respect to a neighboring first surface. The surface roughness structure is formed on at least the first surfaces and capable of diffusing a light beam to a limited extent. The reflective layer is formed on the surface roughness structure and capable of reflecting most of the light beam diffused by the surface roughness structure to a limited extent towards a limited viewing cone, and the light absorption layer is formed on the second surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao
  • Patent number: 8200060
    Abstract: A brightness enhancement sheet including a light transmissive substrate, a plurality of strip prisms, and a plurality of protruding structures is provided. The light transmissive substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The strip prisms are disposed on the first surface. Each of the strip prisms has two prism surfaces, and a junction of the two prism surfaces forms a crest line, and a valley line is formed between each of the two adjacent strip prisms. Each of the protruding structures has two wing portions. The two wing portions are respectively disposed on two prism surfaces of the corresponding strip prism. A junction of the two wing portions forms a protruding end. The protruding end protrudes from the crest line of the corresponding strip prism. Each of the wing portions extends from the protruding end to the valley line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Chao-Hung Weng, Wei-Chung Chao
  • Publication number: 20120127755
    Abstract: A light guide plate is adapted for guiding a light beam provided by a light emitting device. The light guide plate includes a light-transmissive substrate, a plurality of optical microstructures, and a plurality of diffusion particles. The light-transmissive substrate has a first surface, a second surface, and a light incident surface. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The light incident surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The light beam is capable of entering the light-transmissive substrate through the light incident surface. The optical microstructures are disposed on the second surface. The diffusion particles are distributed in the light-transmissive substrate, and a haze value of the light guide plate is greater than or equal to 0.4% and smaller than or equal to 80%. A backlight module using the light guide plate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Chen-Kun Liu
  • Patent number: 8136975
    Abstract: An optical film is applied to a side-emitting backlight module. The side-emitting backlight module has a light guide plate for guiding a chief light beam. The light guide plate has a light emitting surface to define a normal direction thereof. The optical film includes a lower prism structure, an intermedium layer, and an upper prism structure. The lower prism structure is disposed on the light emitting surface. The intermedium layer is connected between the lower prism structure and the upper prism structure. When the chief light beam exits from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and then goes through the lower prism structure, it goes through the intermedium layer along a changed traveling direction. When the chief light beam exits from the intermedium layer, and goes through the upper prism structure, it turns from the changed traveling direction to the normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wen-Bin Chou, Chih-Jen Tsang
  • Publication number: 20120008201
    Abstract: A projection screen includes a base sheet, a surface roughness structure, a reflective layer, and a light absorption layer. The base sheet has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. A plurality of first surfaces and second surfaces are formed on the first side, each first surface faces an optical projection system, and each second surface is disposed between two adjacent first surfaces and forms an angle with respect to a neighboring first surface. The surface roughness structure is formed on at least the first surfaces and capable of diffusing a light beam to a limited extent. The reflective layer is formed on the surface roughness structure and capable of reflecting most of the light beam diffused by the surface roughness structure to a limited extent towards a limited viewing cone, and the light absorption layer is formed on the second surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke SHIAU, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao
  • Publication number: 20110267694
    Abstract: An optical film includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, strip protrusions on the first surface, and protruding structures on crest lines of the strip protrusions. Each strip protrusion has two strip surfaces. Each protruding structure has a protruding end protruding from the crest line of the corresponding strip protrusion and two wing portions on the strip surfaces of the corresponding strip protrusion. Each wing portion extends from the protruding end to a place between the crest line and a valley line. A length of the protruding structure parallel to an extension direction of the crest line is L, a width of the protruding structure perpendicular to the crest line is W, and L/W?1.2. At least one of a moiré phenomenon, a local adherence phenomenon, a scratching phenomenon, and a wearing phenomenon with other optical devices is effectively mitigated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Chao-Hung Weng, Wei-Chung Chao, Chang-Cheng Liu, Bih-Chang Wang
  • Publication number: 20110228387
    Abstract: A beam splitting film including a light transmissive plate and a plurality of strip protrusion groups is provided. The light transmissive plate has a first surface and a second surface. The strip protrusion groups are disposed on the second surface. Each of the strip protrusion groups includes a first strip protrusion and a second strip protrusion. The first strip protrusion has a first strip surface and a second strip surface inclined relative to the second surface. The second strip protrusion has a third strip surface and a fourth strip surface inclined relative to the second surface. An average slope of the first strip surface is not equal to an average slope of the third strip surface. An average slope of the second strip surface is not equal to an average slope of the fourth strip surface. A backlight module and a stereo display apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao, Chao-Hung Weng
  • Publication number: 20110221996
    Abstract: A backlight module including a beam splitting film, a light guide plate, and two light emitting elements is provided. The beam splitting film includes a light transmissive plate and multiple strip-shaped protrusion structures. Each of the strip-shaped protrusion structures has a first inclined surface group and a second inclined surface group. The first inclined surface group includes a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface with different slopes. The second inclined surface group includes a third inclined surface and a fourth inclined surface with different slopes. The light guide plate is disposed beside the beam splitting film. The two light emitting elements are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the light guide plate and capable of flickering alternately. A stereo display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao, Chao-Hung Weng
  • Publication number: 20110221999
    Abstract: A beam splitting film includes a light transmissive plate, a plurality of cylindrical lenticular lenses, and a plurality of strip-shaped protrusion groups. The light transmissive plate has a first surface and a second surface. The cylindrical lenticular lenses are disposed on the first surface. The strip-shaped protrusion groups are disposed on the second surface. Each of the strip-shaped protrusion groups includes at least two strip-shaped protrusions. Each of the strip-shaped protrusion groups corresponds to one of the cylindrical lenticular lenses. A distance between an orthographic projection of a geometric center of each of the strip-shaped protrusion groups on the first surface and an orthographic projection of a geometric center of the corresponding cylindrical lenticular lens on the first surface is less than ten times of a distance between the geometric centers of two adjacent cylindrical lenticular lenses. A backlight module and a stereo display apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wei-Chung Chao, Chao-Hung Weng